Patents by Inventor Thomas Gerard Schuhmann

Thomas Gerard Schuhmann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11358098
    Abstract: A method for ship ballasting includes receiving, at a carbon negative energy storage system, input comprising calcium oxide and water and reacting, within a reaction chamber of the carbon negative energy storage system, the calcium oxide and water to release energy and generate calcium hydroxide. The method includes directing, by the carbon negative energy storage system, the released energy to a requesting end user and providing, by the carbon negative energy storage system, the calcium hydroxide to a marine vessel ballasting system. The method includes releasing a mixture of the calcium hydroxide and ballast water from the marine vessel ballasting system into the ocean to sequester atmospheric CO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventors: William Raymond Regan, Thomas Peter Hunt, Thomas Gerard Schuhmann, Jr., Benjamin Lundquist Saenz, Joel Fraser Atwater, James Daniel Haley, Kevin Forsythe Smith, Charles Nordstrom
  • Patent number: 11247765
    Abstract: A method for energy generation includes receiving, at a carbon negative energy generation system, input including calcium oxide and water and reacting, within a reaction chamber of the carbon negative energy generation system, the calcium oxide and water to release energy and generate calcium hydroxide. The method further includes directing, by the carbon negative energy generation system, the released energy to facilitate propulsion or onboard electricity generation and dispensing, by the carbon negative energy generation system, the calcium hydroxide into the ocean to sequester atmospheric CO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventors: William Raymond Regan, Thomas Peter Hunt, Thomas Gerard Schuhmann, Jr., Benjamin Lundquist Saenz, Joel Fraser Atwater, James Daniel Haley, Kevin Forsythe Smith, Charles Nordstrom
  • Publication number: 20210129967
    Abstract: A method for energy generation includes receiving, at a carbon negative energy generation system, input including calcium oxide and water and reacting, within a reaction chamber of the carbon negative energy generation system, the calcium oxide and water to release energy and generate calcium hydroxide. The method further includes directing, by the carbon negative energy generation system, the released energy to facilitate propulsion or onboard electricity generation and dispensing, by the carbon negative energy generation system, the calcium hydroxide into the ocean to sequester atmospheric CO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: William Raymond Regan, Thomas Peter Hunt, Thomas Gerard Schuhmann, JR., Benjamin Lundquist Saenz, Joel Fraser Atwater, James Daniel Haley, Kevin Forsythe Smith, Charles Nordstrom
  • Publication number: 20210129078
    Abstract: A method for ship ballasting includes receiving, at a carbon negative energy storage system, input comprising calcium oxide and water and reacting, within a reaction chamber of the carbon negative energy storage system, the calcium oxide and water to release energy and generate calcium hydroxide. The method includes directing, by the carbon negative energy storage system, the released energy to a requesting end user and providing, by the carbon negative energy storage system, the calcium hydroxide to a marine vessel ballasting system. The method includes releasing a mixture of the calcium hydroxide and ballast water from the marine vessel ballasting system into the ocean to sequester atmospheric COCO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: William Raymond Regan, Thomas Peter Hunt, Thomas Gerard Schuhmann, JR., Benjamin Lundquist Saenz, Joel Fraser Atwater, James Daniel Haley, Kevin Forsythe Smith, Charles Nordstrom
  • Publication number: 20180328884
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to injectable electronics. In some aspects, the present invention is generally directed to systems and methods for interfacing an electrical cable with electrical elements, such as nanoscale wires, that are injected or otherwise introduced into a subject. The subject may be living or non-living. In one set of embodiments, electrical elements introduced within a subject may be placed in electrical communication to a circuit board using a plurality of electrically isolated contacts that the circuit board can clamp or otherwise connect to. The electrical contacts may be in electrical communication with the electrical elements using a joining portion. The circuit board can also be connected to an electrical cable that can be attached, for example, to a computer. In some cases, the electrical cable can be attached or detached to or from the circuit board, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Charles M. Lieber, Thomas Gerard Schuhmann, Jun Yao, Guosong Hong, Tian-Ming Fu, Jungmin Lee, Hong-Gyu Park